Use the sites discussed in class to (1) assemble information about your school and (2) write one or more paragraphs for each type of information that you find.You should be able to combine these paragraphs, along with an introduction and conclusion to create a free standing, coherent, evidence-based description of your school.
Be sure that each of your paragraphs includes:
A strong topic sentence.
An explanation of why the data you chose to cite relates to the subject you are addressing, e.g. in a paragraph about the teaching at a school, you should state why you feel that the student/teacher ratio informs your judgement about the school's ability to provide high quality teaching. These sentences should be based on the definitions of some of these measures on the InfoWorks site, but can also include your own reasoning about the subject.
Multiple pieces of specific data to support your claim. Each measure should include a comparison, e.g. with state averages, so that the reader can judge whether the value is relatively high or low.
Include the students' view of the school when possible. Results from the student surveys can be found on the new Infoworks site.
Note: Tables are not provided on this page because it is possible to just copy and paste the tables from the Infoworks site directly in this page or into Evernote!
Useful Sources:
Use the sites discussed in class to (1) assemble information about your school and (2) write one or more paragraphs for each type of information that you find.You should be able to combine these paragraphs, along with an introduction and conclusion to create a free standing, coherent, evidence-based description of your school.
Be sure that each of your paragraphs includes:
Note: Tables are not provided on this page because it is possible to just copy and paste the tables from the Infoworks site directly in this page or into Evernote!
Useful Sources:
School Demographics and Geographical Location
Summary Paragraph(s)
Student Achievement
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported By Students
AYP Report Card
Summary Paragraph(s)
Teaching
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Family,Community, and Home Life
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Safe and Supportive Schools
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Funding and Resources
Information Reported By Schools
Information Reported by Students
Summary Paragraph(s)
Changes Over the Past Decade